A new reality show about capturing and returning kidnapped children might never “recover” from efforts to keep it off the air. “Recovery” (search) — the latest brainchild of reality-show kingpin Mark Burnett (search) — features former military and government operatives performing surprise overnight captures of kids who have been abducted, …

And now the most compelling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it! Inflamed the French Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has infuriated the French with the answer he gave to foreign reporters yesterday when asked about European resistance to military action against …

Gest and Minnelli | Mel Gibson | Tom Cavanagh | Jessica Simpson | Caroline Kennedy David Gest: Liza Lawsuit May Open Pandora’s Box For David Gest, suing Liza Minnelli may be like opening Pandora’s Box. While Gest alleges domestic abuse at Minnelli’s hands, plenty of his old cohorts, associates and …

Tell me if this has ever happened to you… You walk into a doctor’s office, and let them know you’re there for a 10:30 appointment. The receptionist, without looking up, reminds you to sign the register and be seated. You sign the register. You take your seat. And you wait. …

NEW YORK – For those looking for a war memento, novelty items ranging from Saddam soap-on-a-rope to a talking Information Minister doll are for sale on the Internet. Predictably, the war has inspired a host of eBay-worthy products. In addition to the soap and the action figures, there’s also Iraqi …

ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s coast guard says a tug boat is heading to a ferry that ran aground overnight outside port on the Aegean island of Kassos with 282 passengers and crew on board. The Vitsenzos Kornaros had been on a route from the main port of Piraeus to Rhodes …

BEIJING – The more than 2,000 members of China’s top political advisory body have convened their annual meeting to put forward proposals for the national congress. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, opened the session in Beijing on Tuesday, two days before the National People’s Congress …

BRUSSELS – The European Union is concerned that Russia might want to enforce its old gas contract with Ukraine once their current arrangement runs out, saying it could contravene Moscow’s peace obligations. EU energy chief Maros Sefcovic said Thursday that any return to the previous contract between Russia’s Gazprom and …

ROME – The U.N. envoy for Libya is calling for the European Union mount a naval blockade of Libya’s coasts to help ensure security and prevent any violence from reaching Europe. In an interview published Saturday with Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Bernardino Leon says he not only favors a …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s Congress has approved President Nicolas Maduro’s request for expanded powers, which he says he needs to protect the socialist South American country from U.S. “imperialism.” Maduro’s request to enact laws for up to six months without consulting Congress was given initial approval by lawmakers Tuesday. It’s …